Head scratcher

Museum number:
5-1568
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1302
Description:
Wooden Suku head scratcher, figurine-handle; Western Suku. Length 13.94 cm. Figure is that of a monkey. Carved by same man as 5-1556.
Donor:
Igor Kopytoff and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa, Suku
Culture or time period:
Suku
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1960
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Head scratcher, accession number 5-1568, described as Wooden Suku head scratcher, figurine-handle; Western Suku. Length 13.94 cm. Figure is that of a monkey. Carved by same man as 5-1556.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Head scratcher, accession number 5-1568, described as Wooden Suku head scratcher, figurine-handle; Western Suku. Length 13.94 cm. Figure is that of a monkey. Carved by same man as 5-1556.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Head scratcher, accession number 5-1568, described as Wooden Suku head scratcher, figurine-handle; Western Suku. Length 13.94 cm. Figure is that of a monkey. Carved by same man as 5-1556.

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